What is the dental Medicaid pilot and why should I participate?

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For many years, the Wisconsin Dental Association’s legislative agenda included an ask for a multi-county pilot that would test the effects of increased reimbursement rates on reducing barriers to care for patients.  Gov, Scott Walker heard the WDA’s arguments for testing this approach and included a four-county pilot in his 2015-2017 state budget that raised… Continue Reading What is the dental Medicaid pilot and why should I participate?

ForwardHealth (Medicaid) requires other insurance info on claims

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Most often, ForwardHealth is the payer of last resort for any covered service. This means services should be billed to commercial health insurance prior to being submitted to ForwardHealth for payment. Providers are required to indicate the appropriate other insurance indicator (OI) on dental claims and to report the outcome of any other commercial insurance… Continue Reading ForwardHealth (Medicaid) requires other insurance info on claims